Books with author Katherine Roberts

Chariot racing is dangerous enough without a demon to worry about. When lighthouse boy Zeuxis is chosen to drive the Roman chariot in Alexandria's hippodrome against Queen Cleopatra's champion horses, he hopes to win his freedom. But the Romans do not expect him to complete the race, and first he must avoid the curse buried in the track by the queen's brother Prince Ptolemy. With the rival supporters rioting in the streets, and the Roman army set to invade, can Zeuxis keep the lighthouse fire burning and persuade the legendary demon of Alexandria to help him save the city? Final book of the action-packed Seven Fabulous Wonders series by Branford Boase award winning author Katherine Roberts.

It's not easy being a half blood. Aura has grown up on tiny Alimia, safe from the humans who blinded her telchine mother. But when an earthquake topples the famous Colossus on nearby Rhodes, trapping Aura underwater, she is forced to beg the islanders for help. Escaping the clutches of the chief priest with the help of the Night Moth gang, Aura takes refuge in her mother's world. Can she persuade the sea-born telchines to make peace with the human islanders in time to stop the earthquakes from destroying her home? Book 6 of the action-packed Seven Fabulous Wonders series by award winning author Katherine Roberts.

The magnificent Seven Fabulous Wonders series concludes with a Romanic chariot race! Historical fiction meets action-packed adventure in this thrilling series for boys. Zeuxis is a "lighthouse boy," whose duties include collecting fuel for the famous Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria and keeping its fire burning. But Zeuxis' dream is to become a charioteer, and he gets his chance when Julius Caesar plans his invasion of Egypt in 48BC to overthrow Queen Cleopatra. Caesar sends his envoys to Alexandria with instructions to create a riot on race day, so that he can invade the palace. To accomplish this, they need an inexperienced charioteer they can bend to their will!